While we are at it, here some comments on tanker.nas:
There's a menu entry AI/MP->Tanker, which opens a small dialog where
you can request a tanker. It'll contact you and tell you something
like this:
"MOBIL3 at 15000, heading 130 with 250 knots, TACAN 062X"
At the moment TACAN is always 062X, but that will vary in the future.
The tanker will appear somewhere (not necessarily straight) ahead of
you at an altitude of its choice. It will remove itself if it was out
of range for a while. You can then ask for a new one.
A similar script was presented a few months ago, but it had some
issues that the authors never bothered to address ("take it or leave
it"? :-), so I re-implemented it. This isn't finished either. There
are some TODOs:
- vary callsign & TACAN id
- support more than just KC135 and KA6 tanker
- support helicopter refueling (i.e. configurable airspeed)
- fly refueling pattern(?)
- avoid collisions with mountains
m.
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